Department for Education: Consultants
(asked on 2nd September 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times her Department has used the services of (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what (i) work was undertaken and (ii) the cost to the public purse was on each such occasion.
The table below shows a summary of the number of times the department has used (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) Other consulting firms in the last three financial years. The table also summarises the work activity and the total payments made to the organisations in each of the financial years.
For PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and KPMG the data reflects all activities which includes consultancy and professional services & advice.
| PwC | ||
| 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Number of time used | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Work undertaken | Pension System | Adult Services Framework | Adult Services Framework |
Payments made | £190,261 | £453,081 | £661,231 |
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| Deloitte | ||
| 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Number of time used | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Work undertaken | Adoption | Adoption | Social care |
Payments made | £2,132,270 | £7,050,090 | £ 8,760,674 |
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| Ernst & Young | ||
| 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Number of time used | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Work undertaken | Financial Advisory Services | Financial Advisory Services | Financial Advisory Services |
Payments made | £471,416 | £608,759 | £343,279 |
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| KPMG | ||
| 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Number of time used | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Work undertaken | Consultancy | Teachers AVC report | Accreditation System |
Payments made | £91,321 | £30,880 | £3,298,996 |
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| Other Consultants | ||
| 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Number of time used | 197 | 215 | 168 |
Work undertaken | Too many to list | Too many to list | Too many to list |
Payments made | £2,456,852 | £4,274,958 | £2,755,213 |